
          And. [Answered]

Albany Ja [January] 3 1841.

My dear sir

I write to enquire whether it will 
not be well for the Geol. [Geological] Survey for you 
to forward before navigation closes, those specimens 
you design for the State Collections.

You are informed no doubt that funds will be 
required to complete the work, & in order to 
succeed it will be necessary for each to put 
up & arrange his specimens in the Museum. 
We must address the eye in the case, & make 
as much display as possible. The Legislature 
will want to know where the $104.00s is gone to. 
I know that it is impossible for you to come up 
& attend personally to this business, but you can 
delegate some one here. My services (under your 
direction) you may command. What sort of a 
case do you want? [Those?] in the room for the 
collection are in a state of forwardness, & fine 
ones they will be. The whole building is to be devoted 
to the purpose of a state museum. Of the rooms 
there are 4 below. The upper story is to be thrown into 
one room & it is sufficiently high for 2 galeries [galleries] 
which are to be made, &c. Dr. Beck's formal report 
is now printing & the workmanship & paper is fine.
        